Have You Ever Loved a Woman

Not to be confused with Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?.
"Have You Ever Loved a Woman"
Single by Freddie King
B-side"You've Got to Love Her with a Feeling"
Released1960 (1960)
RecordedAugust 26, 1960
GenreBlues
Length3:07
LabelFederal
Songwriter(s)Billy Myles

"Have You Ever Loved a Woman" is a blues song written by Billy Myles and first recorded by American blues artist Freddie King in 1960. The song is performed as a slow 12-bar blues with King's vocal and guitar accompanied by a small combo of pianist Sonny Thompson, bassist Bill Willis, and drummer Phillip Paul.[1]

When the song was released as a single by Federal Records in 1961, only the B-side, "You've Got to Love Her with a Feeling", reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2] The song was included on King's first album, Freddy King Sings, also issued by Federal in 1961.[3]

  1. ^ Fox, John Hartley (2009). King of the Queen City: The Story of King Records. University of Illinois Press. pp. 143–144. ISBN 978-0-252-03468-8.
  2. ^ "Freddy King: Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Bedard, George. "Freddy King Sings – Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2014.